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22-250 AI Savage Axis
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<blockquote data-quote="axisshootsbetter" data-source="post: 790256" data-attributes="member: 67239"><p>Your thinking is correct when you picked a 22-250. I have a homemade metalic case reload cost calculator. When I figure the per box cost the cheap bullets are the biggest cost saver when switching to 22 caliber. I shoot 224 55gr. Hornady sp as they are usualy the cheapest and they are acurate as 52gr. Sierra bthp I have used. The extra 10 gr. of powder cost very little over what a 223 uses. I have a new Savage Axis in 22-250 and its first 5 shot group with cheap Federal factory blue box 55 gr. sp printed a 1 1/4" group at 250yds. That is .6 M.O.A. with a lite crosswind. I have a 223 and this 22-250 is flater shooting and has the big gun feel when you set a round down the tube. For the extra 10 gr. of powder treats the shooter to a flater shooting rifle that drives a cheap 55 gr. bullet fast enough that it acts like the heavier, longer, higher b.c. , more expensive bullets in a fast twist 223. A word about the Axis. I like the narrow grip and the way the forearm feels also. My trigger just happened to be lite at about 4 pounds I'd say. My Axis was bought at a box store for $277 bucks with scope mounts included. I added a Tasco World Class 6x24 varmint scope to mine. I have had it for years but I bought it cheap 10 years ago for I think $55 and I don't think they are much more now. I have dies on order and a supply of the Hornady 55gr. bullets and some Alliant RL15. I think medium powders like RL15, IMR 4064, or Varget would work great in this caliber. I'd like to know about the performance of the new Hodgdon CFE223 in the 22-250 if any of you have tried it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="axisshootsbetter, post: 790256, member: 67239"] Your thinking is correct when you picked a 22-250. I have a homemade metalic case reload cost calculator. When I figure the per box cost the cheap bullets are the biggest cost saver when switching to 22 caliber. I shoot 224 55gr. Hornady sp as they are usualy the cheapest and they are acurate as 52gr. Sierra bthp I have used. The extra 10 gr. of powder cost very little over what a 223 uses. I have a new Savage Axis in 22-250 and its first 5 shot group with cheap Federal factory blue box 55 gr. sp printed a 1 1/4" group at 250yds. That is .6 M.O.A. with a lite crosswind. I have a 223 and this 22-250 is flater shooting and has the big gun feel when you set a round down the tube. For the extra 10 gr. of powder treats the shooter to a flater shooting rifle that drives a cheap 55 gr. bullet fast enough that it acts like the heavier, longer, higher b.c. , more expensive bullets in a fast twist 223. A word about the Axis. I like the narrow grip and the way the forearm feels also. My trigger just happened to be lite at about 4 pounds I'd say. My Axis was bought at a box store for $277 bucks with scope mounts included. I added a Tasco World Class 6x24 varmint scope to mine. I have had it for years but I bought it cheap 10 years ago for I think $55 and I don't think they are much more now. I have dies on order and a supply of the Hornady 55gr. bullets and some Alliant RL15. I think medium powders like RL15, IMR 4064, or Varget would work great in this caliber. I'd like to know about the performance of the new Hodgdon CFE223 in the 22-250 if any of you have tried it. [/QUOTE]
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